Jacobus Houbraken was a Dutch engraver and the son of the artist and biographer Arnold Houbraken, whom he assisted in producing a published record of the lives of artists from the Dutch Golden Age. Houbraken was born in Dordrecht and learned the art of engraving from his father. In 1707 he moved to Amsterdam, where for years he helped his father with his magnum opus, his art historical work The Great Theatre of Dutch Painters (1718–21). When his father died, he assisted his mother with the last proofs of the manuscript before publishing. With this project, he started his portraits of Netherlandish celebrities, that are today in many cases the only likenesses left of these people. Houbraken was influenced by studying the works of Cornelis Cort, Jonas Suyderhoef, Gerard Edelinck and the Visschers. He died, aged 81, in Amsterdam.
Tudor Portrait Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, Engraving, c.1700
Located in Langweer, NL
Tudor Portrait Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, Engraving, c.1700 This finely executed late 17th to early 18th-century copperplate engraving presents a distinguished portrait of Ed...
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Antique Portrait of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique portrait titled 'Duke of Norfolk Thomas Howard'. Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, KG (Kenninghall, Norfolk, 10 March 1536 – Tower Hill, London, 2 June 1572) was an English nobleman and politician. This print originates from Thomas Birch...
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Antique Portrait of Sir Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique portrait titled 'Sr. Nicolas Bacon Lord Keeper'. Sir Nicholas Bacon (28 December 1510 – 20 February 1579) was Lord Keeper of the Great Seal during the first half of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England. He was the father of the philosopher and statesman Sir Francis Bacon...
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Antique Portrait of George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique portrait titled 'Abbot Arch Bishop of Canterbury'. George Abbot (29 October 1562 – 4 August 1633) was an English divine who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1611 to 1633. He also served as the fourth Chancellor of the University of Dublin, from 1612 to 1633. This print originates from Thomas...
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Portrait of Francis Russell, Earl of Bedford, English Nobleman and Politician
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique portrait titled 'Francis Russel, the 2nd Earl of Bedford'. Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford, KG (c. 1527 – 28 July 1585) of Chenies in Buckinghamshire and of Bedford House...
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Antique Portrait of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique portrait titled 'Henry Howard Earl of Surrey'. Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (1516/1517 – 19 January 1547), KG, was an English nobleman, politician...
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18th C. Portrait of Edward Stanley from Henry VIII's Court after Holbein Drawing
By Hans Holbein
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an 18th century engraved portrait of "Edward Stanley" created by Francesco Bartolozzi (1728–1815), after a drawing by Hans Holbein the Younger (1497- 1543) in the 16th century. Holbein was the official artist in the court of King Henry VIII. Bartolozzi used both etching and stipple engraving techniques to create the work which was published by John Chamberlaine in London in 1793 in "The Book of Imitations of Original Drawings by Hans Holbein in the Collection of His Majesty". Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby...
Engraving, Etching
Sir Thomas Smyth, portrait engraving, c1820
By Jacobus Houbraken 1
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Copper-line engraving by Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780) after Holbein. Houbraken was a Dutch engraver famous for his series of portraits of famous English historical figures with elaborate cartouches. Originally published 1739, this impression c1820. 360mm by 230mm (platemark) Sir Thomas Smythe...
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END OF THE 16th CENTURY PORTRAIT OF PHILIP II KING OF SPAIN
Located in Firenze, FI
Refined oil painting on canvas, framed in carved and gilded wood. This work depicts the portrait of King Philip II of Spain (1527-1598), as evidenced by the inscription at the top ri...
Canvas, Paint, Wood
Portrait of Pieter van Foreest (also known as Petrus Forestus)
By Hendrick Goltzius
Located in Middletown, NY
Engraving on cream laid paper, 5 7/16 x 3 7/16 inches (138 x 87 mm), narrow margins. In good condition with minor edge wear including some small losses, notable at the upper left cor...
Ink, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Engraving
Original Antique Print of Sir George Somerset. Circa 1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful print Chromolithograph Published by Connoisseur circa 1900 Unframed.
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Antique Portrait of Philip of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein by Van Meteren, 1618
Located in Chonburi, TH
This antique portrait engraving of Philip of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein, created by the renowned engraver Emanuel van Meteren in 1618, is a remarkable piece of historical artwork. Van Mete...
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